S. 141

Summary

S. 141, the Connected MOM Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 16, 2025 by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Jan 16, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 141 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 S141 IS: Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-16
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 141  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 16, 2025   Mr. Cassidy  (for himself,  Ms. Hassan ,  Mr. Warnock , and  Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act   or the   Connected MOM Act  .
2.
Coverage of remote physiologic monitoring devices and impact on maternal and child health outcomes under Medicaid
(a)
Report to Congress
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report containing information on authorities and State practices for covering remote physiological monitoring devices, including limitations and barriers to such coverage and the impact on maternal health outcomes, and to the extent appropriate, recommendations on how to address such limitations or barriers related to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs, including, but not limited to, pulse oximeters, blood pressure cuffs, scales, and blood glucose monitors, with the goal of improving maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women enrolled in State Medicaid programs.
(b)
State resources
Not later than 6 months after the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall update resources for State Medicaid programs, such as State Medicaid telehealth toolkits, to be consistent with the recommendations provided in such report.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) sponsors S. 141, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Bill Cassidy

Sen. · R–LA · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025

Margaret Hassan

Sen. · D–NH · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

Raphael Warnock

Sen. · D–GA · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

Todd Young

Sen. · R–IN · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 16, 2025 · Original

Mark Kelly

Sen. · D–AZ · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 18, 2025

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Committees

S. 141 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance

Finance

Referred To · Jan 16, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 141 has taken 2 actions since Jan 16, 2025.

Votes

S. 141 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 141, as Identical bill.

HR 4977Connected MOM ActAug 15, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 141 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• Connected MOM Act — Display Title
• Connected MOM Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Connected Maternal Online Monitoring Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

13 clients hired 15 firms and 87 registered lobbyists who named S. 141 in 43 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Immigration, Tobacco, Veterans, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 87.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 141 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 12 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 141’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

S. 141 carries 12 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Transportation safety and security.

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